Craven County News

The identity of a woman killed in a vehicle crash Thursday on N.C. 55 in Pamlico County has been released by the State Highway Patrol.

There is a fourth Delta Airlines flight departing each day from Coastal Carolina Regional Airport bound for its Atlanta hub.

Local residents reacted to the death of pop music icon Michael Jackson with shock and disbelief, recalling the songs and dance moves that gained him widespread popularity.

The Havelock Board of Commissioners adopted the city's 2009-2010 budget as well as new sign regulations that restrict display of even some of its own messages during its meeting Monday night.

President Barack Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act into law this week.

New Bern police are looking for a teenage girl who apparently ran away from the area during the weekend.

A New Bern man was arrested Monday night and charged with stabbing a man during the weekend near a downtown nightclub.

The following incidents are being investigated by the Craven County Sheriff's Office: June 21, 8:14 p.m., larceny, 403 Territorial Road.

A New Bern man has been arrested and charged with raping a woman at Copperfield Apartments.

New Bern residents who are uninsured will have the option to save up to 20 percent on the cost of their prescriptions beginning this week.

A former New Bern resident had his day in court this week and was found not guilty of the crime for which he stood accused, without even being in the courtroom.

Craven County Commissioners will meet with planners July 6 for a work session on zoning possibilities for Township 6 and Township 7. There is county zoning in place for the Township 7 area around Coastal Carolina Regional Airport but zoning would otherwise be new to unincorporated areas of Craven County.

On Thursday, the Craven County Board of Education is expected to approve a contract with a Greenville-based architectural firm to draw up preliminary plans for a new high school.

A 68-year-old woman has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill after lawmen say she stabbed a relative in James City.

Police have arrested a third man in connection to a case of checks that were stolen from a New Bern business and forged.

It's no exaggeration to say that Audrey Muller has had a lifelong love affair with books.

As about 850 Craven County high school students and 75 Jones Senior students graduate Saturday, here's a look at the classes and their members: NEW BERN HIGH 374 students graduating more than 71 local and national scholarships 115 plan to attend a two-year community college 11 plan to attend a two-year community college out of state 13 intend to ...

Craven County athletes and spectators will have to play without some of their best friends on the athletic fields in county parks.

A 22-year-old former Marine accused of killing a pregnant colleague near his North Carolina base pleaded not guilty Monday and a tentative 2010 trial date was set.

Craven County is again a place where eagles fly and efforts are underway to make sure they continue to soar.